First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

[Nicole3350]

This is Phoebe, she's the most curious of the bunch..very friendly.

 

[Nicole3350]

 

[Nicole3350]

My hubby made mine gals a little roost..they love it!

 

[ashs]

I'm a brand new chick owner. I bought 2 rhode island reds, and two barred rock at first. My other chicks came in yesterday 5 amercanas, 2 black australorp, and one is a brown. I'm worried though because one of my barred rock is acting weird, her eyes are shut and she's a little wobbly.

These are all of my babies though. Any help or advise would be so appreciated.

 

[MiniIndyRanch]

My first batch of chicks are due to ship tomorrow, any advice on their brooder is more than welcome! Im so nervous!!

 

[ladynewtochicks]

My first batch of chicks are due to ship tomorrow, any advice on their brooder is more than welcome! Im so nervous!!

Looks just like mine

except I'm running a heat lamp. Ours love it, I also have sticks etc in there for roosts and they are always on them. How many are you getting? Ours also has a roof but I have some kitties that have been waiting paitiently to get in there lol

 

[MiniIndyRanch]

The first group, shipping tomorrow, is four pullets. 1 Barred Rock, 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 Buff Orpington and 1 Speckled Sussex. The second group, ship date on monday 4/18, is 2 Swedish Flower Hens and 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte. So 7 total! DH put his foot down at 7.

 

[ladynewtochicks]

I feel ya, I was supposed to get 4 but ended up with 9. Hopefully coop will the done in a week because the 4 of mine that are 2weeks are acting a little crowded in there now that everyone getting bigger

 

[MiniIndyRanch]

I feel ya, I was supposed to get 4 but ended up with 9. Hopefully coop will the done in a week because the 4 of mine that are 2weeks are acting a little crowded in there now that everyone getting bigger

Lol! So my brooder is only going last 2-3 weeks?! I better get to work on the coop!!

 

[Jensownzoo]

I'm a brand new chick owner. I bought 2 rhode island reds, and two barred rock at first. My other chicks came in yesterday 5 amercanas, 2 black australorp, and one is a brown. I'm worried though because one of my barred rock is acting weird, her eyes are shut and she's a little wobbly.

These are all of my babies though. Any help or advise would be so appreciated.

If you don't have poultry vitamins/electrolytes on hand, then give the chick some water sweetened with just a touch of honey or other sweetener by dropper or syringe...not much, just a bit to give her a boost of energy. Try to get to the store for the v/e while that takes effect if you can. If you can't, try mashing up a hard boiled egg yolk, mix with some water, and feed it by dropper if she won't eat on her own. There are a lot of causes of weakeness/lethargy in chicks, but these measures will at least be supportive if they don't actually fix the problem.